Podcasts about geenie

날 ▶ 노년층 노리는 사기 기승 ‘시니어 고객을 위한 특별 설계', ‘노후 복리' 등을 내세우며 노년층을 현혹시켜 사기 행각을 벌이는 범죄가 기승을 부리고 있다. 가상 자산 투자를 빙자한 유사수신 사기 사건은 1년 새 60% 급증. 한 해 피해 금액만 1조 원을 넘고 있다. 피해자 10명 중 4명은 환갑을 넘은 고령자였는데, 사기 피해자 67세 A씨. 그녀는 ‘봉사활동'을 미끼로 투자를 요구하는 한 회사를 알게 됐고, 그곳에 전 재산을 투자했다 피해를 입었다. 다른 유사수신 사기 피해자들 역시 대부분 고령자였고, 이들은 투자 구조에 대해 제대로 알지 못한 채 돈을 맡긴 경우가 많았다. 문제는 피해 구제가 어렵다는 점. 전문가들은 투자 전 지인의 말만 믿지 말고, 직접 해당 회사의 재무제표를 확인하는 등 신중한 판단이 필요하다고 강조한다. 그렇다면, 대체 왜 노년층이 금융 범죄의 주요 표적이 되는 걸까? 그들은 또 왜, 사기 범죄에 쉽게 현혹되는 건지, 그 원인과 대처방안에 대해 에서 집중 취재했다. HOT 키워드 ▶ 청각장애인 보조견을 아시나요? 지난달 30일, 청각장애인 원서연 씨가 보조견과 함께 식당에 찾았다가 출입을 거부당했다. “강아지는 출입 안 됩니다.”라는 말에 조끼와 출입증을 보여주며 설명했지만, 식당 측은 청각장애인 보조견에 대해 잘 모르던 상황. 결국 구청과 경찰에 민원을 접수. 하지만 청각장애인 보조견에 관한 지침은 모두가 생소해했는데, 이와 비슷한 상황을 겪었다는 또 다른 청각장애인 구혜진 씨. 그녀는 마트와 버스 탑승 시, 청각장애인 보조견에 대한 인식이 낮아 거부를 당했다고 한다. 스스로 설명한 후에야 문제점이 해결되는 상황이 반복되고 있다는 것. 장애인복지법 제40조에 명시된 권리인 장애인 보조견 출입. 그러나 현실에선 업주들은 물론, 지자체 관계자들에게도 “청각장애인 보조견”에 대한 사회적 인지도가 낮은 실정이다. 출입은 법으로 보장돼 있지만 현장에서 가이드라인도, 홍보도, 대처도 부족한 현실을 에서 짚어본다. ▶ 유심 바꾸니 휴대전화 먹통 지난달 말, SK텔레콤 유심 해킹 사건으로 유심 교체 후 스마트폰이 완전히 먹통이 되었다는 한 피해자. 대리점에서 새 유심을 교체한 직후, 휴대전화가 잠기고, 제대로 작동하지 않는 이상 현상을 마주했다는데. 기존 유심과 새 유심 모두 인식되지 않았고 어머니의 스마트폰에서도 같은 증상이 발생. 이에, 대리점과 SK텔레콤 본사에 문의했지만 원인 파악을 할 수 없었고 결국 삼성전자서비스센터에 가서 알 수 있었다. 그건 바로 ‘다른 SIM 사용 제한' 기능 때문이었던 것. 일부 스마트폰에서 보안상 만들어진 이 기능은 설정을 꺼두지 않으면 유심을 교체했을 때, 기기를 완전히 잠그는 구조로 작동한다. 문제는 피해자가 대리점을 방문했을 때 이 설정에 대한 안내도, 경고도 없었다는 점이다. 앞으로 더 많은 가입자가 유심 교체 서비스를 받아야 하는 상황에서 꼭 주의해야 하는 건 무엇일지 에서 알아봤다. 세계는 ▶ 열차 위 위험한 일탈 (독일) 현지 시각 지난 27일, 독일에서 10대 청소년 두 명이 달리는 열차 지붕 위에 올라타는, 이른바 ‘열차 서핑'을 하다 신호용 구조물과 부딪혀 그 자리에서 목숨을 잃는 사고가 발생했다. 열차 서핑이란 빠르게 달리는 열차 지붕 위에서 마치 파도를 타듯 아슬아슬하게 매달리는 위험천만한 행위다. 최근 이 같은 열차 서핑 사고로 10대들이 목숨을 잃는 일이 잇따르면서, 사회적 우려가 커지고 있다. 특히 SNS에 10대 청소년들의 열차 서핑 영상이 범람하는 중인데. 전문가들은 그 배경에 '좋아요 중독'이 있다고 지적. 독일의 한 아동 및 청소년 정신의학과 교수는 “영상에 달리는 댓글이나 좋아요 수가 많을수록 자기 가치가 올라간다고 느끼는 청소년들 사이에서 열차 서핑이 유행처럼 번지고 있다”고 설명했다. 10대 청소년들의 목숨 건 일탈. 그 현장을 독일 현지 교민을 통해 들여다본다. ▶ 기상이변이 불러온 참사 (중국) 중국의 노동절 연휴 기간에 수많은 인파가 몰린 유명 관광지에서 유람선 4척이 전복되는 참사가 발생했다. 관람객이 유람선에 탑승한 지 10여 분. 갑작스러운 돌풍과 폭우, 우박이 몰아치며, 태풍을 만난 바다처럼 거센 파도가 일어 유람선 4척이 순식간에 뒤집혔다는데, 이 사고로 84명이 물에 빠졌고, 10명이 숨졌다. 80여 명의 잠수부와 300여 명의 구조대원이 투입된 실종자 수색은 밤새 이어졌고, 마지막 실종자는 이튿날 낮에 숨진 채 발견됐다. 사고 직후, 유람선이 정원을 초과해 운항했다는 의혹이 제기됐지만, 해당 운항업체는 아직 별다른 입장을 내놓지 않고 있는 상태. 예고 없이 발생한 기상이변과 관광객이 많은 연휴 기간이 겹치며 큰 피해를 낳은 안타까운 참사. 현지 교민을 통해 자세히 알아봤다. ▶ 터질 게 터졌다? (일본) 일본 교토시 도심이 순식간에 물바다로 변했다. 탁한 수돗물이 쏟아져 나오고 차량이 침수되면서 교통은 마비됐고, 마침 대형 연휴 기간과 겹치며 피해는 더욱 커졌다. 사고 원인은 노후화된 상수도관의 균열로 밝혀졌다. 균열로 새어 나온 물이 지반을 약화하면서 도로가 부풀어 오르다 결국 파열됐고, 그 틈으로 대량의 물이 쏟아지며 침수로 이어진 것. 해당 상수도관은 이미 교체 기준인 60년을 넘긴 상태였다. 이곳뿐만 아니라, 일본 전역의 상하수도관 대부분이 고도성장기 시절에 설치된 만큼, 비슷한 사고는 ‘시간문제'라는 우려가 커지고 있다. 더 큰 문제는 인력과 예산 부족으로 인해 교체 작업이 크게 지연되고 있다는 점. 전문가들은 현재 속도대로라면 전국 관로를 모두 교체하는 데 150년 이상 걸릴 것이라고 경고했다. 언제 터질지 모르는 시한폭탄, 일본 사회 기반 시설의 노후화 문제를 교토 침수 사고를 통해 자세히 알아본다. ▶ 야생 코끼리 추적자 (인도) 인도에서 신성한 존재로 여겨지는 코끼리. 하지만 지난 2년 동안 코끼리의 공격으로 숨진 사람만 600명이 넘을 정도로 피해가 극심하다. 이에 ‘코끼리 추적자'라는 신종 직업까지 등장했다는데. 이들은 코끼리의 발자국이나 배설물 등 흔적을 따라 이동 경로를 파악하고, 위치를 확인하는 즉시 ‘코끼리 앱'에 정보를 입력. 사람들이 코끼리를 피할 수 있도록 안내 역할을 하고 있다. 이 앱은 정부 산하의 ‘호랑이 보호구역 팀'에서 개발한 것으로, ‘차티스가르 코끼리 추적 및 경보 앱'이라는 이름을 가지고 있다. 앱에 코끼리의 위치가 입력되면, 반경 5km 이내에 있는 주민들에게 경고 알람이 자동으로 발송된다. 앱 도입 이후, 실제로 해당 지역에서의 피해가 눈에 띄게 줄어든 것으로 나타났지만, 일부 동물보호단체에서는 “근본 대책 없는 임시방편일 뿐”이라며 우려의 목소리를 내는 중인데. 코끼리의 공격으로 인해 ‘코끼리 앱'까지 등장한 인도. 사람과 코끼리가 함께 살아가는 길을 찾기 위해 고군분투 중인 현지 상황을 전한다. ▶ 병 고치는 ‘기적의 샘물'(인도네시아) 인도네시아 자바 섬의 한 마을. 갑자기 솟아난 샘물에 특별한 효능이 있다며 주민들이 몰렸는데. 어디서 흘러나온 것인지 알 수 없는 맑은 물에 주민들은 ‘축복의 물'이라며 받아 갔다. 심지어 물을 마신 후 몸의 통증이 사라졌다는 주민까지 나온 상황. 샘물에 대한 소문은 급속도로 퍼지며 주민들 사이에 큰 화제가 됐고, 끊임없이 샘물에 사람들이 몰리는 현상이 이어졌다. 하지만 신고를 받고 현장 점검에 나선 지방 상수도 회사 사람들을 통해 물의 정체가 수도관 누수임이 밝혀진 상태. 게다가 누수 된 배관에서 나왔기 때문에 바로 마시기에 안전하지 않다고. 반전 결과를 맞이한 인도네시아의 샘물 소동, 그 배경엔 어떤 이면이 숨어 있을지 현지 상황 알아봤다. 연예뉴스 ▶ 28년 만의 재결합 지니 + 귀공자3인방 테리우스 신성우, O15B 장호일, 노바소닉 김영석이 함께한 프로젝트 밴드 지니(Geenie)가 28년 만에 돌아왔다. 과거 ‘뭐야 이건', ‘신데렐라 콤플렉스' 등 반항적인 노래를 불렀다면 이번엔 응원과 위로 메시지를 담은 ‘거북이'를 선보인다. 중년의 아저씨 밴드가 된 지니의 달라진 이야기와 오랜만의 가수 활동에 대한 설렘과 떨림을 들어본다. 이들뿐 아니라 90년대 히트곡 부자인 가요계 귀공자 이현우, 윤상, 김현철도 30년 우정을 담은 합동 콘서트로 뭉치면서 음악팬들의 기대가 커지고 있다. ▶ 어버이날 가족들과 특별한 추억 쌓기 가정의 달을 맞아 글로벌 OTT가 가족들과 함께 특별한 시간을 보낼 수 있는 오프라인 행사를 준비했다. 이 행사에는 유명 크리에이터들이 가족들과 함께 참석해 가족사진 촬영, 편지 쓰기, 게임 등 다양한 콘텐츠를 함께 즐겼다. SBS의 지난 30년을 담은 드라마, 예능 콘텐츠들이 참석자들의 눈길을 끌었고 배우 김혜자, 한지민은 참가자들이 쓴 편지를 선정해 직접 읽어주는 이벤트에 참여해 큰 관심을 받았다. 두 발로 떠나는 대한민국 ▶ 당일치기 섬 여행지, 인천 장봉도 이번 주는 인천에서 뱃길로 30분이면 닿는 섬마을 장봉도로 향한다. ‘등이 길고 봉우리가 많다'는 의미에서 이름 붙여진 장봉도는 과거 우리나라 3대 어장 중 하나로 번성했던 어촌 마을이자, 지금도 배를 타고만 들어갈 수 있는 드문 둘레길을 간직한 섬이다. 자연 그대로의 풍경이 살아 있는 이곳은 사계절 내내 조용한 휴식을 원하는 여행자들의 발길이 이어지고 있는데. 특히 갯벌과 해안을 따라 조성된 트레킹 코스 ‘갯티길'은 장봉도를 대표하는 해안 산책로로, 한 번쯤 꼭 걸어봐야 할 명소로 손꼽힌다. 때 묻지 않은 자연과 걷는 기쁨이 기다리는 장봉도로 떠나본다. 화제 ▶ 꼭 기억해야 할 하루, 유권자의 날 어린이날, 어버이날, 스승의 날 등 특별한 기념일이 넘치는 5월! 하지만, 무엇보다 우리가 꼭 기억해야 할 하루가 있다. 바로, 5월 10일 유권자의 날! 2012년 법정기념일이 된 유권자의 날은 선거의 중요성을 알리고, 주권 의식을 높이기 위해 제정되었는데, 왜 많은 날 중 5월 10일일까? 그리고 우리는 왜 이날을 기억해야 할까? 유권자의 권리가 정착되기까지 다사다난했던 과정을 돌아보고, 유권자가 가진 한 표의 소중함을 되새겨본다.

In recognition of Black History Month, we are revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Chana Ginelle Ewing, Founder and CEO of GEENIE and author of “An ABC of Equality.” Chana discusses how viewing business through a cultural lens has driven her to create progress and change in the community, and how business leaders can use entrepreneurship as a key to moving culture within the world forward. She shares the importance of acknowledging and reviewing structures within society then talks about the next steps on what we, as future leaders, can do to dismantle them. Looking to shop and share culture-first BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and women brands that mirror your beliefs? Check out the beauty community of GEENIE at https://geenie.world/

Unleash Unprecedented Sales Surge at Amazon with AI-Powered Review Insights!In this game-changing video, we'll explore the remarkable potential of harnessing AI for optimizing your product reviews and propelling your sales to new heights.Discover how to leverage cutting-edge AI technology to analyze and extract invaluable insights from your Amazon reviews. Witness real-time results as we delve into a live report using the Genie Reviews tool, uncovering patterns, sentiments, and actionable data that can transform your product listings.Uncover hidden opportunities, fine-tune your product features, and capitalize on strengths while addressing weaknesses. Learn how to enhance your product images, descriptions, and targeting strategies to create an Amazon presence that stands out in the crowded marketplace.Embrace the future of selling with AI and watch your sales soar.

Jen and Lottie are two pals who discuss their deepest fears, epic fails and occasional small wins as parents. This is a warts and all conversation about what we don't learn before becoming a parent. Completely unfiltered chat on the real stuff that happens as a parent.This is a parenting podcast like no other.New episodes are out every Wednesday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Puck talk. Larry Nickel joins us for the WWE Recap. Mr. Lix joins the show to accept his Rookie of the Year award. Lix is pressing Iggy on Pepper n' Geenie. All-inclusive resorts. EMOTD.

Puck talk. Larry Nickel joins us for the WWE Recap. Mr. Lix joins the show to accept his Rookie of the Year award. Lix is pressing Iggy on Pepper n' Geenie. All-inclusive resorts. EMOTD.

Heavy hitting topics like signing autographs...and the proper way to run a charity auction. All this and more on P&G and hit that follow button.

'Nards. Adam Wainwright. John Mozeliak's press conference yesterday was full of news. Jeff Albert and Mike Maddux are leaving. What contributed to Albert leaving? The boys break it all down. Plowsy was a topic of the Rizz Show yesterday. We play the audio. Eating food that's been left out for awhile. The new Pepper n' Geenie open. Mr. Lix joins the show to roast P&G. Traffic talk. Tim went to the Blues game with his son yesterday. Tournament of 'that guy's'.

Presidents song. Ryan Kelley joins the show. Why do people hate Joe Buck? What's the deal with all that? Larry Nickel joins the program for the WWE Recap. ManningCast. Joel McHale. Iggy updates us on Maitland Ward. Mr. Lix. Iggy's upcoming schedule. He's jammed packed. Who will Iggy be taking to these concerts? Pepper n' Geenie. Plowsy lights up the audience for hating on P&G. STL A-List awards.

Drops of the Week. Musical takes. Does old music sound anything like new music? Music is subjective. Iggy got denied David Koechner for Pepper n' Geenie.

It's gonna be a slutty September. TMASTLshop.com has sweet new wears. In Eliah We Trust! Pepper and Geenie is basically a who's who of the Fan Page. Some woman named Ann doesn't get likes on her Facebook posts. MIZ! Best first date ideas. Buzz calls in and tells a story of bedding a girl wearing the Truman head. Timmy Trumpet live rendition of Edwin Diaz's entrance song. Iggy poo poo's it. Best entrance songs.

Sadie Hawkins this morn... Plowsy accidently uploaded Pepper & Geenie to the Balloon Party feed. All hell broke loose. Nudity in GoT. Plowsy looked at some 'antique' Playboys over the weekend and claimed there was tribbing. Iggy disputes this. This is a big moment in show history. PlowHawk will find the proof. Iesha by Another Bad Creation. Plowsy admits defeat because it was a different magazine. Iggy tells the story of a man in Maryland Heights. Cardinals win last evening. Not many in attendance last night at Great American. Pujols hits #694. The Dodgers pace is crazy. Somehow OurLads comes back up. Audio from Bally's Sports Ohio about Albert's Homerun "I'd take a hard look at that." Larry Nickel joins the show for the WWE Recap.

The Cardinals are coming, tra-la tra-la. Doug can't get over Franmil Reyes plunking Albert. Bally's app. The Kayden Kross best of that played before the program. Going back and talking about the dynamic of the FFF. Was the prize a bag of used porn? Tim got berated for not participating in a FFF last year. Leather and Lace. House of the Dragon. Iggy is out of the foot business. Laying clothes out on the tank lid. Bets for the boys playing Bellerive. Will the greens be aerated? Pepper and Geenie yesterday went after Lix. The open is elite. The show is a trainwreck, but it's great the same time. What will the greens be running at today? Props for today's round. Bets are flying in.

We are still going private and we will sell you our boy panties. What's the lede today? Cards win, Pujols hits #693, and Montgomery throws a 1-hit complete game shutout. Who's hotter than Albert? How the Yanks feeling about that Monty trade? Drew Smyly pitched a great game, regardless of the score. Iggy was down on Smyly's postgame presser. The Brewers are real down on the Hader move. Cards have been red hot, but to be fair, it's been against some crumb bums. Hopefully they can do it against the Braves over the weekend. Who would be in your Cardinal playoff rotation? Plowsy's top 5 players over the last few weeks. Lemmings. Doug's return to television. Mr. Lix joins the show to talk country clubs and also Pepper n' Geenie. Revisiting Plowy's old girlfriend who spent time at an Army base. Plowsy regales us with a tale of a first date that was cut short due to the girls' brother being in jail. Larry Nickel joins us for the WWE Recap. Mt. Rushmore of places you'd want to move to. Tijuana. Carlie Lawrence's IG reel of Jackson yesterday. Iggy wants to be in one of her movies. Caller Adam joins us. Buck Swope has a take on Plowsy's Jordan Montgomery take.

We are still going private and we will sell you our boy panties. What's the lede today? Cards win, Pujols hits #693, and Montgomery throws a 1-hit complete game shutout. Who's hotter than Albert? How the Yanks feeling about that Monty trade? Drew Smyly pitched a great game, regardless of the score. Iggy was down on Smyly's postgame presser. The Brewers are real down on the Hader move. Cards have been red hot, but to be fair, it's been against some crumb bums. Hopefully they can do it against the Braves over the weekend. Who would be in your Cardinal playoff rotation? Plowsy's top 5 players over the last few weeks. Lemmings. Doug's return to television. Mr. Lix joins the show to talk country clubs and also Pepper n' Geenie. Revisiting Plowy's old girlfriend who spent time at an Army base. Plowsy regales us with a tale of a first date that was cut short due to the girls' brother being in jail. Larry Nickel joins us for the WWE Recap. Mt. Rushmore of places you'd want to move to. Tijuana. Carlie Lawrence's IG reel of Jackson yesterday. Iggy wants to be in one of her movies. Caller Adam joins us. Buck Swope has a take on Plowsy's Jordan Montgomery take.

Iggy's outfits. StrodeCast for the rest of the week. QFTA today. Where the erotic stories at, b? RIP to the legend Jeff Burton who passed away yesterday. The dais shares some great stories about Jeff, who was an incredible human being. The headline story on STL Today Sports is the Vanderbilt schedule. What up with that? NL standings. The wild ESPN projections for teams to make the playoffs. The new Jason Barrett podcast. GIF's we like. Lady Gaga at Wrigley last eve. The Eagles coming to STL. STL concerts. Is Iggy begging for Eagles tickets? Jeff Passan on being 'emasculated' by his wife which made him a better insider. Larry Nickel joins us for the WWE Recap. Pepper n' Geenie recap. Iggy will be on Lisa Ann's podcast today.

Mark Hannah joins the show to talk it all over. Picking playing partners. Joey Zanaboni is getting the call up to the big leagues. Iggy is happy for him (he claims), but ya know, actions speak louder than... ya know. Derek Bean. The family Ballsack. Previewing Pepper and Geenie. Biff joins us to discuss the Cardinals. Biff gives his list of top vacation spots for STL residents. EMOTD.

Hrabe joins Ken and Jackson to discuss Iggy's attempt to throw a baseball 68 mph.

Ken & Jackson discuss their former athletic glory and Ken's eating habits. Riveting stuff.

With Pepper (or Geenie, still not sure) out in Montana this week, Casper the Friendly Host joins Iggy to talk nudity in films and if it is still necessary.

Hard reset to kick us off (my bad). Doug swam to the station today. Iggy predicted it. 11 inches in O'Fallon. Explaining reproduction to Ken. Pepper and Geenie yesterday. Michael Wellington joins us after Naegel Monday qualifies again. Welly is staying with Deke Dotem in Michigan. How's the hinge situation looking for in the Great Lake State? Naegel responded after a tough week in Minnesota. Chris is staying with Nate Lashley. If Naegel wins and talks about Dotem in the post-win interview, Doug will free Deke for 5 years. Iggy talks about LIV and the Ryder Cup, and makes listeners look up an article. Larry Nickel joins us for the WWE Recap. We rank hemispheres. Iggy's birthday yesterday. Ham steak.

Pepper is out, or is he geenie? I don't know, either way we talked about birthdays and threesomes.

Juan Soto, how do you do? Albert couldn't vanquish the future Cardinal. It was honestly fun to watch. Iggy was happy to see Albert happy. Albert could be a tad prickly with the media back in the day, but that wasn't indictive of his personality. Big Mac was somewhat similar. Iggy understands what it's like to be bombarded by the media. Early days of internet cybering. Someone comes after Plowsy for his Tiger football takes. Iggy's former mustache. Which one is Pepper and which one is Geenie? Favorite career moments was the topic de jour yesterday on P & G. Plowsy's origin story. Recovering Alcoholic. Chris Naegel Monday qualified again for the 3M Open in Minnesota. This Naegel is hot, hot, hot. He's got that instinct. Doug is the Jack W. Nicklaus of the DFS Showdown. Throw a little cash on Naegel. PGA Tour twitter account showing Naegel some love. Cam Smith's up and down on 17 on Sunday. How is the hinge situation in Minneapolis? Iggy then spins a yarn about sleeping with a Viking cheerleader. Southerners and Northerners. Doug's life in Miami. Where would you want to live in Florida? Tim will bring us stuff from MIA. How long does it take to get to Little Rock? Iggy's tales of spring break. Prod Joe claims the Minnesota Vikings didn't have cheerleaders until 1984. Now it's getting uncomfortable. Trivia Night finna be a pony. St. Gabe's Gymnasium. Now Iggy is being questioned about when he graduated high school. “It's quite obvious someone is being lied too”. Larry Nickel joins us for the WWE Recap. Michael Wellington joins the presentation. Iggy's academic career. Ken would take his financial aid and use it for spring break. Welly talks about the run of the Monday qualifiers Naegel is on. Welly claims the hinge situation in Tahoe was choice. “Gentleman” Doug Vaughn. Welly is looking forward to meeting a Nordic woman. Tim's situation with a looper at Algonquin. Iggy claims to be fired as a caddy at Westborough. Michael talks about what it takes to compete at this level for Naegel.

Short breaks, baby. Pepper and Geenie's sucsess. Topics from Friday. Somehow we start talking about SGO Kai. Fore caddying. Iggy will take on listeners who want to talk crap in golf. Trim Yo Shrubs! Jackson's SportsCenter updates. CBS ranks the Cardinals as the clearest path to getting Juan Soto. Natitude wants to get rid of the Patrick Corbin contract. Will the Redbirds make that move? The boys discuss it and the context around it.

This week, Chana Ginelle Ewing, Founder & CEO of GEENIE, talks about curating a “shopping with intention” approach, becoming an author, and the change from GEENIE Box to GEENIE World. Bio: Chana is a cultural entrepreneur who has long been obsessed with storytelling and marketing that instigates a more equitable society. She has funneled this commitment into her work in beauty, retail, and film - all of which has centered multicultural and inclusive audiences. Currently, she is the founder/CEO of GEENIE, a culture-first platform to onboard beauty creators to the next web. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Chana is also the author of the bestselling children's book, An ABC of Equality; and is on the boards of TheLi.st and Black Film Space. Follow @chanaewing or visit www.geenie.world Quote: “You might have a great idea but you have to be ready to match the moment!” Tune in to learn more from Chana and Kendra! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Chana Ginelle Ewing, Founder & CEO of GEENIE, talks about curating a “shopping with intention” approach, becoming an author, and the change from GEENIE Box to GEENIE World.   Bio: Chana is a cultural entrepreneur who has long been obsessed with storytelling and marketing that instigates a more equitable society. She has funneled this commitment into her work in beauty, retail, and film - all of which has centered multicultural and inclusive audiences. Currently, she is the founder/CEO of GEENIE, a culture-first platform to onboard beauty creators to the next web. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Chana is also the author of the bestselling children's book, An ABC of Equality; and is on the boards of TheLi.st and Black Film Space.   Follow @chanaewing or visit www.geenie.world   Quote: “You might have a great idea but you have to be ready to match the moment!”   Tune in to learn more from Chana and Kendra!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

101 ESPN won App Madness. Epstein Island. Ghislaine Maxwell. Cardinals lose another one last night. Drop 6 out of the last 7. Albert got pinch hit for last night, must have smarted. Records against teams above .500. The MLB playoff format. We would be surprised if Nolan Arenado opted out of his contract. What will the Redbirds do at the trade deadline? Trading prospects for leased players. Left-handed hitting issues. Mr. Lix still unhappy with Pepper and Geenie. Iggy claims he could have had a chance to sleep with Marylin Monroe. Why won't the listeners come up with good topics for Pepper & Geenie? Trivia Night logistics.

Enjoy this special edition of P & G as Iggy and the Plowboy sit down and talk it over with rising comedian J.R. De Guzman

Texter warfare to kick off the presentation. The richest people from Canton. St. Louis Country Club. Can we get in. Iggy details his career there. Pepper and Geenie field trip to exclusive Country Clubs. Mr. Lix joins the show to discuss SLCC, Warson Woods, and just generally stick his nose up in the air. Peaches Record Store. Francesa interviews Joe Micheletti and steam rolls right over every response. Bieber. Drew VerHagen fumbled the bag last night, Cardinals lose to the Rays. Buster Olney on 101 yesterday saying he views the Cardinals as World Series contenders. The difference in philosophy between the Cardinals and Blues. What will the Cardinals do at the deadline? Real hot next week.

Pepper and Geenie discuss what they would do if they won the lottery.

Felix's Pizza is in the building for #FridayNightIsPizzaNight. They bring in some fire food. The TMA Special with Felix's is a $20 build your own 18-inch or specialty pizza and $11.99 trashed wings. Jackson is off on Friday. Ozarks. The show ‘Ozark'. We get back into Astronomy talk. Pepper and Geenie. Food in the break room. Strippers. Can priests get married? EMOTD.

The boys from Pep & Geen discuss their bucket lists. Pretty good stuff.

Can the boyz neutralize home ice in Colorado? FPCC. Who's this Shakalady? Lisa Ann's love life. Iggy's career in Bermuda. The Touch. Pepper and Geenie. EMOTD

Hot relationships in the YT chat. Iggy's pant. Cletus was intense yesterday of Normandie. StrodeCast. Pepper and Geenie. Plowsy's career at Pizza Hut. Who is Andrew Hung? Did Iggy ruin Ozark? Francesa just allowing dead air to fill the show. Game of Thrones Dragon show. Plowsy's treats for today. Dolly Madison. TV Shows. Colorado moves on. The Villages. Can people over 55 eat hard food? Dating in old age. Seasoned meat. Plowsy's balls. The dating game. Paul DeJong struggling, by the numbers. What will the Redbirds do at DH? Larry Nickel joins us for the WWE Recap.

Lumber issue with Doug's camera. Plowsy's donut. Blues victory. Binner Binner Binner. How will the Blues overcome the defensive injuries? If they can just get hot... Blues fans are salty and sweet on this Blue Note club. Should the Blues give up. Iggy really wants to talk about Ozark but doesn't want to spoil. Then he kind of spoils it. Pepper and Geenie preview. Plowsy used to mow for an elderly gentleman who wore woman's lingerie. I honestly don't know what we are talking about but somehow John Wayne Gacy came up. Do Hoosiers bone Dover Sole? StrodeCast. Crystal City. We finally get to Iggy posting something on the fan page. Who gave Iggy a cast iron pan? Was it Rebecca? Iggy's unboxing.

Cardinals lose, but let's get to the important stuff. Pepper & Geenie debuted yesterday to rave reviews. Gold star to both Iggs and the PlowKing. The open is world class. Iggy's story with Chase Richards makes an appearance on the show. Gay thoughts. Bots on Facebook. Elon. Plowsy proposes his OnlyFans account to management yesterday. It was approved. What is going to be the content? Food porn. This is going to be hot. FPCC preview. Cletus and Callahan. Wines. Lensmen. Larry Nickel joins us for the WWE Recap.

Join Ken "Iggy" Strode and the Peoria Plowboy for the Pepper n' Gennie Wrap-Up Show. A show where Iggy and Plowsy recap that day's TMA presentation and a number of other topics.

So much to get to. Blues win again. Games in hand. Douglas schedule readings. Reds are a rough ball club. Votto. Doug wants quicker games. People are salty about Pepper and Geenie isn't out yet, even though it's a show recap. P&G open. Mungenast DFS Showdown recap. Iggy really gives it to Doug. Beercats. FPCC pairings. The potluck was lit. Iggy isn't happy with his pop situation. Iggy isn't pleased with the 75% handicap rule, mostly because he doesn't understand it. Callahan vs. Cletus. Gi. Ball will be down. Iggy vs. Math. Rules about moving balls. Big Al calls in and joins us. Hey Al! The texters not happy with Al's call. Breathing. Jimmy the Bull and Apache.

Plowsy plays some bootleg version of Lesbian Seagull for the return music. Lisa Ann dating game. Iggy claims he will not talk this segment (don't worry, he talks). Pepper & Geenie is coming, stay tuned. Rimming talk a plenty. “What the hell is a Pepper & Geenie?” Miles Mikolas. Bhad Bhabie. Plowsy's OnlyFans. Bhad Bhabie. Lil' Boat. 101 ESPN. Bailey's App. Iggy gets bored by sports. Who's the biggest star in the world? Plowsy gives a bad take on K-Dot.

Doug complains about the stock market while Iggy warbles. 88.3 The Dog. KSHE birthday party. Pointfest. Iggy wants to interview Samantha Fish. Who keeps breathing into the mic? Iggy's life as a child. DraftKings Cal joins us to talk Sammy Fishy. Los Lonely Boys. Dear Deidre about peep shows. Hedo peep shows. Iggy's patio. Plowsy's bathroom experience. Iggy had some strange bathroom stories as a kid. Pepper and Geenie. Meet the Hubbards. STL/NFL Lawsuit news. EMOTD.

This is part 2 of a 2 part episode. In this episode Vince hosts Jani, the Health Geenie. Jani is a global health lawyer with a passion for bringing healthy living to all. Jani & Vince touch on topics like COVID, racial inequalities, birth control, tea & herbs, health habits, our perspective on what guilt & shame mean, & a lot more!Check out her work on all social media @HealthGeenie.Sponsors:Thank you to our sponsors Tiesta Tea! Try their exciting blends using the link below & remember to use code TEAMIGOS20 at checkout for 20% off your first order.TiestaTea.com

This is part 1 of a 2 part episode. In this episode Vince hosts Jani, the Health Geenie. Jani is a global health lawyer with a passion for bringing healthy living to all. Jani & Vince touch on topics like COVID, racial inequalities, birth control, tea & herbs, health habits, our perspective on what guilt & shame mean, & a lot more!Check out her work on all social media @HealthGeenie.Sponsors:Thank you to our sponsors Tiesta Tea! Try their exciting blends using the link below & remember to use code TEAMIGOS20 at checkout for 20% off your first order.TiestaTea.com

This week we sit down with Chana Ginelle Ewing, Founder and CEO of GEENIE and author of “An ABC of Equality.” Chana discusses how viewing business through a cultural lens has driven her to create progress and change in the community, and how business leaders can use entrepreneurship as a key to moving culture within the world forward. She shares the importance of acknowledging and reviewing structures within society then talks about the next steps on what we, as future leaders, can do to dismantle them. Looking to shop and share culture-first BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and womxn brands that mirror your beliefs? Check out the beauty community of GEENIE at https://geenie.world/

This week we sit down with Chana Ginelle Ewing, Founder and CEO of GEENIE and author of “An ABC of Equality.” Chana discusses how viewing business through a cultural lens has driven her to create progress and change in the community, and how business leaders can use entrepreneurship as a key to moving culture within the world forward. She shares the importance of acknowledging and reviewing structures within society then talks about the next steps on what we, as future leaders, can do to dismantle them. Looking to shop and share culture-first BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and womxn brands that mirror your beliefs? Check out the beauty community of GEENIE at https://geenie.world/

This is the 2nd year of my series #29daysofMagic, where I'm interviewing a Black woman in business a day during black history month. We have a great conversation with Chana Ginelle Ewing. We talk about her incredible journey from her first job to Geeniebox, and then to founding GEENIE. Chana is the CEO of GEENIE and best selling author of “An ABC of Equality.” We talk funding and it's difficulties, angel investors, small wins, Chana's new ambassador program and self care. LinkedIn GEENIE "An ABC of Equality" Instagram FB twitter Sponsored by @sohoworks --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-reset-podcast/support

Hey y'all! It's been a long time...I shouldn't have left you! TBM Podcast took a brief hiatus while Jamé was in the midst of some personal shifts like moving, but we're back and better than ever! This week, we welcome Geenie founder and digital marketing specialist Chana Ewing, who stopped by to talk about diversity and equity in beauty, creating a space for marginalized communities, and her hope for the beauty industry as a Black, queer woman. ABOUT CHANA GINELLE EWING: Chana Ginelle Ewing is cultural entrepreneur, marketer, and author working across film, books, retail and tech. Chana is the founder/ceo of GEENIE, a curated beauty marketplace that mirrors your beliefs. She is the author of the bestselling book, An ABC of Equality (with illustration by Paulina Morgan; published by Quarto, 2019), introducing identity and social justice concepts to children. Chana believes that identity is a lever to pull to unlock human potential and entrepreneurship is an opportunity to make dents that move culture forward. Chana lives and works in Brooklyn, NY; connect with her on social @chanaewing. About Jamé Jackson: Jamé is a fashion and beauty activist, culture commentator and media personality. The founder of the award-winning brand, TheBlondeMisfit, and the internationally-listened to podcast, TheBlondeMisfit Podcast, her work has been featured at some of the world’s leading media outlets, including BuzzFeed, Yahoo, Business of Fashion, Refinery29, StyleCaster, Teen Vogue, and more. Be sure to share the podcast with your friends and leave us that five-star rating if you're on Apple Podcasts! Check us out on social media to stay up on all things misfit: Website: https://www.theblondemisfit.com The Misfit Fund: www.jamejackson.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblondemisfit Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/theblondemisfit Podcast: https://www.anchor.fm/theblondemisfit YouTube: https://bit.ly/TBMYoutube Therapy resources: https://bit.ly/tbmtherapy Additional resources: +1 (800) 273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline +1 (877) 565-8860 The Trans Lifeline +1 (888) 843-4564 GLBT Hotline #Blackgirlpodcast #Theblondemisfit #fashionpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theblondemisfit/support

Today I am chatting with Chana Ginelle Ewing. Chana is cultural entrepreneur, marketer, and author working across film, books, retail and tech. She is the author of the bestselling book, An ABC of Equality (with illustration by Paulina Morgan; published by Quarto, 2019), introducing identity and social justice concepts to children. She believes that identity is a lever to pull to unlock human potential. And entrepreneurship is an opportunity to make dents that move culture forward. She’s currently pivoting GEENIE to maximize value for diverse consumers and small business owners. This podcast series is hosted by Patricia Kathleen and Wilde Agency Media. This series is a platform for women, female-identified, & non-binary individuals to share their professional stories and personal narrative as it relates to their story. This podcast is designed to hold a space for all individuals to learn from their counterparts regardless of age, status, or industry.   TRANSCRIPTION *Please note this is an automated transcription, please excuse any typos or errors [00:00:40] Hi, my name is Patricia Kathleen, and this podcast series contains interviews I conduct with women. Female identified and non binary individuals regarding their professional stories and personal narrative. This podcast is designed to hold a space for all individuals to learn from their counterparts regardless of age status. For industry, we aim to contribute to the evolving global dialog surrounding underrepresented figures in all industries across the USA and abroad. If you're enjoying this podcast, be sure to check out our subsequent series that dove deep into specific areas such as Vegan life, fasting and roundtable topics. They can be found via our Web site. Patricia Kathleen dot COM, where you can also join our newsletter. You can also subscribe to all of our series on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Pod Bean and YouTube. Thanks for listening. Now let's start the conversation.    [00:01:38] Hi, everyone, and welcome back. I am your host, Patricia. Today I am sitting down with Chana, Ginelle Ewing. She is a founder, entrepreneur and author. You can find out more on her website. Chana Ewing dot com. That is C h a n a e w i n g dot com. Welcome, Chana.    [00:01:57] Thank you for having me, Patricia.    [00:01:59] Absolutely. I'm excited to unpack everything that you do. I know you've got a like of several different areas that you work within. And I also look forward to unpacking your book, which was a very unexpected surprise when I was doing research on you for everyone listening. A quick roadmap of today's podcast. I will read a quick bio on Chana. But before I do that, we will first look at unpacking and looking at her academic history, as well as early professional career that brought her to where she is now. And then we will look at unpacking her different endeavors, namely Chana's book an ABC of equality. Then we will look at her company titled Gini. And the interesting pivoting point that is at now and then, we will also look towards another endeavor that I will have her explain and enumerate on called Little Big Girl and Company, which is based out of New York City. Then we'll turn our efforts towards looking at goals that China has for all of her endeavors, as well as personally for the next one to three years. This is an area that has been changing for every business owner globally. We'll wrap everything up with advice that China may have for those of you who are looking to get involved in some of her endeavors or perhaps emulate some of her amazing success. A quick bio on Chana. Before I start peppering her with questions. Chana Ginelle Ewing is cultural entrepreneur, marketer and author, working across films, books, retail and tech. She is the author of the bestselling book an ABC of Equality with illustrations by Pollina Morgan, published by Quarto in 2019, introducing identity and social justice concepts to children. She believes that identity is a lever to pull to unlock human potential and entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship is an opportunity to make dents that move culture forward. She's currently pivoting GENI to maximize value for diverse cust consumers and small business owners. I kind of dropped that a little a little bait for everyone to listen in the beginning because I love companies that are in transition and pivoting moments.    [00:04:02] I think it's so fun and I want to go into that.    [00:04:05] But before we get there, I'm hoping you can draw just a quick description of your academic background and early professional life that brought you to the launching of Little Big Girl and Jenie and writing your book. Yeah. So I'm going to start earlier in my academic background because I think the sort of weaves together nicely around like my professional interests over the letter. It has since graduated anthologies over the last 50 or so. But very early in life, like I think third or fourth grade, I've learned about this word called screenwriters likes screenwriting without my mother, like, you know, who are the people? And I don't know what how well, what was it or the people writing the movies, you know, like I was whatever reason. I realized that I was watching something that was constructive and that fascinated me. And I wanted to figure out how I could become a screenwriter. So that was kind of like from being a very young child in elementary school.    [00:05:13] I got just. Got onto that cap of like, you want to create content, you know, like that was my goal. And so that was sort of the driving force throughout, like, you know, middle school and high school and then eventually college, where I majored in African-American studies and media studies at the University of Virginia. So and then, you know, while I was at you, B.A., it was like really like a focus on developing my storytelling craft. And I thought that I was going to become a director of a writer director.    [00:05:56] And that was that was going to be my professional career. And so the other pieces that I knew that I wanted to live in New York, because if you want to, you know, want to work in the film and television industry, it's like either two spaces, New York or L.A.. And I just knew that I was a New York girl. You know, Slainte L.A. was not going to be for me. I'm from the East Coast. I'm from Boston. I love big cities. I love being in a city. So, you know, New York is going to be west, establish my career. So I came to New York on about two thousand five. And this is before. And the reason why this is important, because I think the today's landscape around filmmaking is a lot different. Bulik, right. Right. Then it was still more the traditional filmmaking trajectory, like where you would be become a P.A. and then, you know, work your way up that, you know, pick a production supervisor or manager, you know, like you kind of work up the production track, like professionally and then somehow figure out how to create your, you know, become a director or a writer on the side because it wasn't a real, like, clear professional through line for writing directing where you could get paid for it. Right. It's always like prete Kickstarter and priede like. Yeah, indigo go and pre like like let's let's do it yourself. You know, it was right when that when, where people were still figuring how do they you know, if you weren't independently wealthy and you didn't have huge connections. Like how does a 20 something year old, you know, make our first film. And so without going to school. So I did a lot of that. That production work in New York realized very quickly that I did not like being a producer.    [00:07:47] And like at all, like I described no desire for work.    [00:07:53] And then also, like, coincidently like as I was doing the, like, full time job piece. So, you know, you could do production work over the weekend. And then I had a full time job. And one of the last full time jobs there has was at McKinsey and Co., which is the largest global management consulting firm in the world. Let me even though I went to UBS. Like I was a creative at heart. I didn't know anything about McKinsey until I got there, like what a big deal was to be there. Right. And I was an executive assistant and their media entertainment practice. So it was like, just by coincidence, I'm in the media entertainment practice. I want to be a media entertainment, but I want to be in media and saying it from the creative end. But I'm in the I'm now working for folks who are thinking about the business. Right. And they're thinking large clients like Viacom and Disney. And you're thinking about, you know, media and entertainment from a global perspective. And I'm serving the partners who are doing this work. So I'm going to look fantastic. Lives on like what the industry that I want to be in. But as a creator. And so I'm like, this is really like this is really interesting. And another thing that was interesting to me was that, like the partners maybe a few years older than me, you know, like they were like, you know, my eight needs. You know, I was like, OK, this is interesting. These talks are like, you know, using their brains. You've met creativity. And so with this man's results, there is some creativity there. And, you know, they're they're basically getting paid to use their minds. And I thought that that was like who had not even he didn't even know that was even a possibility as a career, you know? So when the like, recession happened in 2009, he got laid off. And I always tell people this is really interesting because we're in the middle of another recession right now. Like laid off. And I mean, this is this is a very privileged perspective to have. But being laid off was a game changer for me because things happened as a result of me being laid off. I got a severance package, severance package. I was I had unemployment. So for the first time in my life, I had a little. Money that I didn't necessarily have to like Ryan for, you know. So that meant that I had some space to think about what it is I want to do. Right. And so that. So that's what I'm usually like with you. You grew up working class. You grew up without, like, you know, someone being able to just, like, pay for you to explore. You know, it was like that was my moment to actually explore what are my true interests. And so in that year, after being laid off, I spent it really learning about entrepreneurship, learning about basaltic, because I had got like that entrepreneurial, even those in a company, you know, the way that that company is shaped. It's like, you know, there's a small teams that are going out and supporting other businesses. So I was like I was like that that was bit by that. Like, I got that book. It was like, OK. What is it that I know that I could serve other people with? And what I know really well is storytelling. And so I that's where I decided to develop Little Big Girl. And it was like our first initial piece was we were going to use the hero's journey like this, really simple. We were going to utilize the hero's journey to help small businesses tell their stories online. And that was it. Like, you know, we were this was like 2009, 2010. Everyone felt like I need to be on social media. How do I being social. Yeah. All right. Well, you can create a narrative around your business and connect with your consumers using the hero's journey as a as a kind of for the day.    [00:11:57] Let me grab you really quickly right there just to get some logistics out of the way for our nerdy listeners. So 2009, 2010, a little big girl launches.    [00:12:06] Were you the sole founder? Did you get any funding or did you bootstrap with that severance package? And and who were some of your first clients?    [00:12:17] Yes. So much of no funding. It was a services company. I think, you know, I don't think it does not a lot of like a funny resources for a service based company. Right. But I bootstrap with the money that I that I had from my severance and a portal to get out of my for one care. Pretty good. Hey, I was like, I don't know, late 20s at the time. Feels like, oh, I don't make up for this at some point, you know, like of like, you know, just thinking about like how I can get going. You know. Yeah. And I your first client.    [00:12:56] It was the was this entrepreneurial program that I was in. So I was in this program called Ladies Who Lunch. And I don't know they're familiar with them, but they are. I don't know. They're as active anymore. But essentially they were at that time, there was like a global organization that taught women how to become entrepreneurs. And they had like this membership community online. And so we like seeing the opportunity. I was like, well, you all have this great community. The social media doesn't seem to be as tight between the online community, the offline events and those social media handles like, you know, would you what would you be open to me? You know, coming you guys coming on board as like your digital marketing strategist? You know, these guys would be my first client. I'll give you a huge discount in order to come on and come on board as my first client. And they said, yes, they went for it. And I mean, the insight is that like which I feel like I don't take a lot of credit for it now, but like, I maybe I kind of knew it organically. But that was a really good move, because starting with a organization that has a bunch of other entrepreneurs that they serve meant that that was an embedded customer pipeline. Right. So if I did a good job with the organization, obviously they would recommend me to go with an entrepreneurs that would are attending their programs. And that's actually what happened.    [00:14:38] A lot of my first clients were women that were coming out of that program. It's genius. I mean, and it's it's built in. It's baked in right there, you know, and to be able to turn on it and pitch them and then have that index of clients that are already coming through.    [00:14:54] You know, and I'm not intimately I have heard about ladies who launch from previous times. I'm not sure what the current statute looks like, but it was almost the earliest forms of like the current day. I want to say, like accelerators and incubator programs, you know, where they kind of draw you through these this these techniques. But it was more of an earlier format, as I understand it, from. But your take on it and your approach to just re pitching it is just it's so astronomically powerful and also to catch people in their infancy, there's something about people that grab companies while they're young. It's a dynamic space. There's usually more room for creativity because they haven't locked into certain things. And also seeing that growth, those, you know, those lifetime colleagues and customers and things of that nature, it's it's one of the most rare forms, you know, to kind of bump into your company. And I love it. I love that you started there. You didn't tell us why yet. I'm going to ask you a little big girl. Tap the name.    [00:15:52] Where? That company. Yeah. So, I mean, I guess, like, I have this picture. I don't know. We got to eat bitches. Look at the logo. But that picture is like the logo is a picture of like the top of my head and like I'll throw but it's my baby picture of me actually that's illustrated. And the picture is like it was taken on my kindergarten graduation day. And I like sitting there with my hands on my head. And for whatever reason, it just made me whenever I look at that picture, it makes me feel strong in line. It makes me feel like, hey, you already know what you're doing, because when you're an entrepreneur, you're always second guessing yourself.    [00:16:36] And so, you know, having the like North Star of my business baked in to the title like that, you know, this I'm this little person, like this little business, this little person, you know.    [00:16:50] But I'm big. I'm a girl. And like, this is it. It was like it enabled me to like Bill to feel playful about the work and to also, like feel like I could do it, you know. So it was really just like a it was a nod to my own inner child and like in given her permission to do the work that I was doing.    [00:17:14] That's awesome. And it's a constant reminder. You know, you have the logo. I do like it. I like your art. Which is rare because I've been around way too long. And I do like I like the art. I like the name. It verges. It's like it's it's right on that line of like I'm going to love it or hate it.    [00:17:30] And I love it. It's like the dividing line, which is brave. Right off the bat, which I am.    [00:17:37] And I'm wondering. So the growth.    [00:17:39] Can you speak just kind of generally to the bro with the growth of a little bit girl from its soft launch from 2009, 2010 until now or right in 2020, pre covered 19 pandemic. Let's take that chunk.    [00:17:52] Yeah. So it's always been a fairly small business. I mean, I think we've never had over like five or six kinds at a time. You know, what we've done is like we we do projects. So residents like one of our recent projects were like around Afro punk when they launch their podcasts. So we will do a rollout like that or will be with a film from it's like festival premiere too. It's even Oscar can't be. So that could be like an 18 month window that a will on a project. And we also had some theaters like where we're worked with with a nonprofit like the Andrew Goodman Foundation. We work with them for a number of years around how their messaging to millennials and building internal capacity and programs within that organization that directly targeted millennial audiences. So it really, because of the nature of the work, you know, we we can be sustained by like several kind of ongoing contracts. And then, you know, some spurts, like some splits with projects that have a defined beginning and end. I would say. I mean, people use this word pejoratively, but I think, you know, it's.    [00:19:17] It's been like a lifestyle business, if you will, like, it hasn't been like on a huge growth trajectory or anything like that, but it's enabled me to sustain my my life and then it's enabled us to have folks, contractors and other folks who work with us. So that's nice.    [00:19:34] Yeah. It sounds like you can you can grow and shrink to clients needs with, like you mentioned, contractors and things of that nature. What would you say? The bulk of a large part of what you do for the majority of your clients is with the branding and the marketing and such a massive field. Are you handling social media campaigns? Are you developing imagery? Like what areas do you find yourself working most in?    [00:19:55] Sure. So the bulk of our work is actually around marketing. And what we're doing here. We're doing Web sites. We're joined on social media campaigns with jewelry, social media management.    [00:20:08] We also do an influence on marketing. We're just thinking about what typically will work in collaboration with an impact producer who is thinking about how to get that film out to different partners. And we're thinking about a while they're thinking about how to like how that film is a gauge in partners and communities and building community. We're thinking about how the how the film is engaging general audiences. What's the messaging or general audience?    [00:20:41] How do we target them on social? What sort of revenge should we do? Or the different influences that we should bring to the table? You know, what might we do with your partners? That could be a little bit more like audience specific and like talking about the film itself. So just really shaping the film or consumer already hoping to shape the film. What consumer audience in partnership with Impact Producers and Impress? Yeah, there's a lot of moving parts there. It's got to be really customizable, right? Depends on the project as to which area you push harder on to understand the film.    [00:21:19] I want to pivot right here since we're talking about, you know, film and cultural changes really quickly and talk about your book, which at first at first blush, when I went to buy it and look at it, I thought it was gonna be an adult book. I just didn't have any reference or anything else because the name for me, knowing that you were an entrepreneur and this founder, I had assumed it was almost going to be this How to Woman's Guide. I don't know, something like that. And so I was shocked to find a children's board book. And and I love it because I think it's so necessary and it's just beginning. What I see to be a new wave of children's books coming out, and I don't think we can get enough to them. And because it's not that long, I'm going to ask you to kind of walk us through. But it's called an ABC of equality. And it starts out with very it's very, very friendly, appropriate across all. Even the youngest children's ages. And it goes through the ABC and it starts to assign a value to each letter, a word value. And then it kind of enumerates on that. And it brings it into this societal like environment within a paragraph. And then it goes to the next letter.    [00:22:33] Is that correct, like observation of your description? I'm actually quite a description. I love that look. I love the idea. It's like I've never heard anyone describe it quite that way, that it assigns of value to each word and then enumerates and then like and it draws to society like I think is really a perfect description.    [00:22:55] Well, it's genius for me. That's exactly how young brains and audience members who have been listening to me for a couple of years now know I have four children and I knew nothing about educating children.    [00:23:11] But when I started having them, there were no classes taken. But what you learn very quickly is that you have to place things in a value in an environment. You can't just hold something up and say orange and drop it, because the next thing you pick up, they'll be like orange. There's no way you need to kind of describe what you're saying. And that's what this does. It takes very philosophical concepts about, you know, important terms that are difficult citizenship or something like that, you know, where you can kind of like those are deep terms and empathy or those kinds of words. And you have to put them in an environment and really relate them back in. And that's exactly what the book does. It's everything that the exact pedagogical lens, if you will, about teaching children about global citizenship and responsibility and empathy and compassion and diversity and all of these transparency and all of these things that we look at and dida of describing this to a six year old brain. And it really does that beautifully. I think it's so remarkable. And I'm wondering, what was the impetus for that for you? What was the philosophy?    [00:24:12] I'm just I'm truly honored. I just to say I'm truly honored and. That you've really, really got it. I like I'm just like, honestly, I'm like taking a moment that is like really, really gone. And so thank you so much for spending time with it. So to the first thing I like to tell people is that it actually was an opportunity that came to me. So I'm a I'm not a religious person, but I am I have just to give you a sense of like how woo woo I could be I have a Monday sessions that I do right now with a group of friends that it's called Let's Get Metaphysical. Like like how would you like to be meaning that like there's work that you do but there's also you need to leave space for the universe. Leave a leave space for just magic to happen. Right. And the this book was literally one of those open spaces that just dropped in my lap. I literally looked in my own my in my inbox one day in twenty eighteen and there was a note from a publisher that said, hey, are you interested in writing a children's book. And I was like, like, OK. I had to look them up to see if this was real. I actually thought it was what it is like spam emails. And I looked him up. They were real prolific publisher of children's content. So then it became like, well, why me? You know, because, you know, you have to the whole, like, insecurity around like why I didn't write it positioned myself as an author. But actually, I've been calling myself a storyteller my entire life. So it it it makes sense. But I was it because I didn't actually actively pursue it. It felt like. Can I step into this moment? Can I do this? And so they have the idea. They were like, you know, we want to do a children's book about equality and we want to know if you would like. This is something that you'd be interested in. And so we had some conversations. And it was like, yes, I will do this. Like, let's do it. And so in terms of the construction of the book, it is for children. But like, if you can, I think that it's. My idea when writing it was that it was going to be a book that parents were going to read to their children. So for me, I was always thinking about that first audience, which is the parent. You know, I was thinking about not necessarily. It was like, how does a parent think about how to talk about these times in the simplest way possible? And so that is the way I approach the book. And I think about it as a bit of like cultural instigation, cultural intervention, you know, cultural inspiration. You know, like I want parents to look at the book and be like, wow, I can do this. I can think about how I am thinking about belief and race and xenophobia. You know, it's a lot of the words or words that you may not even like.    [00:27:31] But before writing the book, I might have known all these terms just intuitively because as an adult.    [00:27:37] But I didn't know if you had asked me before, like how to quickly describe xenophobia, like I would, you know, like I would have kind of told you this large, you know, big conversational piece, but I wouldn't be able to drill down.    [00:27:53] And so it's like, how do you drill down on the term, on the conversation and then be in conversation with yourself?    [00:28:01] But also do children around these ideas was and that's delivered.    [00:28:05] You know, it's awesome because that's how I received it. And when I when I read it to my child, that was exactly it. And it was such a sigh of relief, because even when you do have those conversations, you know, about my seven year old said, what's the stock market?    [00:28:21] And I was like, oh, my, breaking this down.    [00:28:25] Like, there's so many turns and systems we live under in this society. And even then, the more theoretical, you know, what is what is honesty, what is valiante like, those types of things you go to to find them. And it's very interpersonal and it changes throughout life. And you end up having this dialog with their eyes spinning. And so it's just so nice to see someone that's had that conversation and written down this various distinct narrative about some of those terms, especially the negative ones, you know, and having like a very honest rhetoric without getting too brutal. It's it's tricky. It just is. You know, I'm find much more comfort in those subject matters in higher academia where you can kind of just let it go, you know, and just throw everything at the wall. But with young minds, that is the true annexation, you know, between those concepts in that Terramin honesty and gentility being provided even in the explanation. So I love it. I want to pivot now and look at Geni, and I know it's in a transitional moment for you, and I love that. And so I want you to first describe for everyone what Jenie is the company and when it was launched and what it originally did.    [00:29:34] Yeah. So just another word about the book. Oh, yes. No, look, just because earlier you were like the expectation as an entrepreneur is that you do like a business book. Right. But I've now started to see this book as a foundational text for entry for entering my world, you know, and that like, you know, the way I'm the way I've set up my life, the little the way I have set up the work that I do. And my interests are all around this idea as of like being a cultural adds, cultural instigation and of like difference being something that should be embraced and as a point of connection versus as a point of Dubai. Right. And so I think that book does a good job of kind of laying out the way in which I see, like, that lens that, like identity and difference are literally saves that you as a human being, you should lean into and utilize for your own personal growth.    [00:30:44] And utilize your own personal curiosity, you know, and as a means of connecting with others. It's not something that, you know, we should run away from. It's like we should totally embrace. Expanding our lens are vocabulary around how we describe ourselves. Our vocabulary around how we engage each other. You know, we should totally embrace that. There's enough space for all of us, you know, and that if we create equitable, you know, equal and equitable spaces, that doesn't mean that I lose, but that there's actually a lot of space, you know.    [00:31:25] And so that's you know, I wanted to kind of like clarify that a bit because lots of.    [00:31:30] They love that. They get that take. I wish that was mine. You're like, here's my intro. It's not an entrepreneurial guide. It's a children's book. It's so easy and it ties beautifully.    [00:31:39] And with your logo. Like, it's all a theme about you. This return to identifying as, you know, this strong young child and things like that. I love all of that. The wisdom within children. You've got this this environment going that's very copacetic to itself. You know, I really do love that. I mean, I'm going to say it a ton and a ton.    [00:32:00] I can't wait for people to write. It's going to be the right time for your book. Yeah.    [00:32:05] Unpacking, Jeannie. Yeah. Yep. So aware that you do use a lot with genius. Right.    [00:32:12] So Jeannie is like about the.    [00:32:15] It started off with the idea of the genius and genius, the like magic of black women. That was like, you know, the play on that. Right. And the idea is that, like, you know how to be the original hypothesis was like there are all these like small businesses that exist, like, you know, think about the Etsy business or think about like the e-commerce business. They don't really have that many platforms for sharing their products. Like, what would be how could you do that? I was really interested in that piece. And then the other piece of ground celebrating the stories of black women before. I started doing this thing called Michelle a brunch for fun. We started that, like, literally. That was I think. Yeah. That was 2009. And it was really when Michelle Obama and Kate Lightstone round her inauguration.    [00:33:17] When she got into the white White House right now, I was so excited about her and her new sort of model that was on the public stage.    [00:33:27] You know what a black woman could be like a new black shoe starting a new mythology. Really? And so I developed this brunch series. Just kind of celebrating her. But also, we would have different women like, you know, little Oprah is a little Michelle's, you know, would cure rate the brunches and tell their stories, share their leadership techniques. And we did that in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania did for a number of years, about five or six years. And it was just for fun. Like, literally, we're not even we would never make any money off of it, would we? Would pay to whatever you paid to attend the brunch was what would cover expenses. So we got about like 2014. So while I think five or six years and I was like, you know, could this be something like. Is there clearly you're interested in this, you know, women's entrepreneurship piece like ladies who launch it is just this other narrative that you see strand in your life. Could this be a thing? And I looked at the subscription box model and I was like, well, what if we package that branch? Like, we gave you the inspiration, the product recommendations, the storytelling, and we could ship it to you, you know? And so that's that's the that was the genesis behind Cheaney box. And it's always a subscription box company that we launched in 2016.    [00:34:51] The idea was that we'd have little Oprah's little Michel's in there.    [00:34:55] Everything would have a different woman curate the blogs featuring our favorite products. So we'll do two things. One, you know, increased the visibility of these influential women and their stories and the way to increase the sales capacity of small businesses by diverse, by diverse founders. And so we did that until like our last box shipped just last year. So just about three years.    [00:35:23] I'm not uninterrupted. Mind you, like, there was plenty of challenges in that business, you know, ship monthly, like I would have loved to. It was, again, another self-funded endeavor. I was using the money from Little Big Girl to support Cheaney box. And, you know, we we didn't really go out for funding until last year because, you know, one of the things that we realized early on. Hey, people would consider this to be a niche audience. So they're not going to necessarily want to back this company based on the fact that we're dealing with a niche audience. And so we didn't get a little bit of angel funding last year through a pipeline. Angels, who is a you know, I can't recommend them enough for anyone who is thinking about doing, you know, doing an unofficial raise for their for their startup pipeline. Angels is a group of women, of women and non binary folks who invest in women, a non binary folks. And they invest in. Scalable companies. But they also invested in like say like a food and beverage or fashion business. It doesn't have to always be bigger. Hi, Wolf. Tech company. So people should look into pipelining deals. But all that to say is, you know, we got to the end of last year and we thought about, OK, you know, where do we go from here?    [00:36:52] So this is even before albeit, you know, we're like, no, we're doing this for a little bit. Our margins have been really small. You know, there are so few opportunities here that we see in the business model. One was we noticed this big it became an advertising channel for larger companies who were interested in doing multicultural marketing. They wanted to do advertising. We noticed that. We also noticed that we were, you know, providing a discovery vehicle where consumers who wanted to shop their values, who wanted to shop from women, diverse folks who wanted to be able to have an easy way of doing that. So we knew that it was kind of serving those two needs in the marketplace. And so we just kind of like, could there be a bigger business model, you know, such that our margins, our margins would be healthier? And also, there were you know, we could develop a hardware company. And so we've been on that Kivett journey for about six months now. And we are near ready to release our of NBP version of the new model. But I can't say exactly what that will look like. But I think you could tell from the two problems that we're trying to solve, which is, you know, creating an opportunity for diverse business owners to reach consumers and also create an opportunity for larger brands to connect with multicultural consumers.    [00:38:33] So, you know, it you know, we're building a marketplace around those two ideas and you'll see more in the coming months.    [00:38:42] Yeah, that's a good teaser. That's exciting anyway. I like that. And anyone who is who is wanting to follow that, like we should definitely. Do you have a favorite social media platform that people who are Twitter.    [00:38:53] Yeah, Twitter. Instagram. I've been a little quiet or both.    [00:38:56] But like Twitter. Instagram. What are your handles?    [00:38:59] Also at China, you go so that CIJ and EWR energy.    [00:39:05] Cool. Yeah. That's awesome. I can't wait for a good launch, especially right now because nobody is launching when they said they would. So anyone who is going to I'm like, no problem. I'll wait.    [00:39:15] I'm wondering where I'm going to pivot now and kind of wrap everything up. I know that everyone's dialog has changed and some for better and some for worse in some. Just because you know, but this time for reflection that you had your first, you know, layoff in 2009 and people have kind of globally experienced or that's where the people I've spoken to that women female identified non binary individuals over the past three months have kind of said, I've taken the time with this forced isolation to really have a dialog with myself about my company, about my happiness level, things that they just weren't taking the space and holding the platform to do. And so I find this next question to be fascinating because it changed for a lot of people. It changed back. It never stayed the same. So I'm wondering, can you tell us anything about your goals for the next one to three years, given your endeavors and what change has taken place over the past couple of months with those goals?    [00:40:11] Yeah, so I think the biggest change is taking place for me during this pandemic has really been around centering myself first and foremost to my life in a way that I have not done ever like literally like I am for the first time in my life.    [00:40:29] Cookie lets you out there like, you know, like I just think it's the like biggies.    [00:40:37] I'm just so you know, I'm so. Excited by the fact that I'm finally cooking like this. So this is a major step in the right direction around like how I want to and I'm not doing it every day. Like, you know, there's some type like maybe once or twice a week or a really bad week. I might order out. But I, I have developed a new habit around cooking and shoveling a shadow. Hello, Fresh. They're not giving me any money, but like, hello fresh has been fantastic because they send you meals and then they send you all the ingredients and then you cook the food. Right. And they give you recipes is a really great way for novice cookers. But I guess the reason why I say that is because my my large goal is now to operate concentrically like I am, like I want to operate from the inside of me outwardly and before. I think my entire career I've been and I think this happens to most people, most entrepreneurs, most like every all of us. I was just so like caught up in what people think about me. How am I coming off to the general public comic, coming off to my friends, to clients, to investors like so invested in, you know, and what that might mean for my business. Right. And now I'm like. It doesn't matter. It starts with me. Right. And I truly believe that and I truly have seen that in a way that I haven't seen before. So my biggest goal is to hold that hold on to keeping myself centered and central in my own life and listening to my own wisdom and my own advice around how to take care of myself. So that's my first and foremost goal. Second to that is continuing to build and grow the communities that I have nurtured before the pandemic, but definitely within this space. So one one one such example is that like I created on a peer group of other entrepreneurs and we meet every Saturday around developing our business such that we continue their survive and also thrive post pandemic.    [00:43:04] And so I think that, you know, creating community creating team for my businesses are like my kind of.    [00:43:16] My money like immediate goals, you know, like. And then in terms of like, well, you know, I would love to see Cheaney skill to like, you know, hundreds of thousands of customers survey, you know, tons of, like, entrepreneurs.    [00:43:35] So but really, it is about like this operate a concentrically it's more like a value-based school level. Yeah. Well done. Materializes too.    [00:43:45] That's so great. Such a visual for me. For some reason as well. I picture all of those the maps that you start off of with a problem or meditation maps and kind of go out. Do you know at the end you figured yourself out or even the other way.    [00:43:59] But you're always trying to reach the center of one's self in that work. It's a great it's a great goal. I love it. And it's it's so, so different from those that I've heard recently. And I'm a wrap everything up today with a question about advice that I pose to every person I speak with. And I'm curious if a young woman or female identified or non binary individual, essentially anyone other than a white man walked up to you tomorrow and said, listen, I know I've had this history, had this dream. I wanted to get into writing. I was going to do film work. I came to New York and I wanted to get all of these things done. I'm keeping my mind open. I'm looking at it from every different angle. I'm doing different things and think I'm going to start my first company right now. What are the top three pieces of advice you would give that individual knowing what you know now?    [00:44:54] So the concrete piece of it is get a bookkeeper and accountant early on. So so, again, the peace around that is basically get people on your team that you know, that are not your skill sets. So even if you can't necessarily hire it, you can't necessarily bring on folks as employees, figure out a way to get folks around you that are not your core skill set.    [00:45:30] So if that's like, you know, trying to find a friend's mother who's also a bookkeeper or it's like, you know, trying to find an intern who can who's an MBA, who's a CFO, you know, working that way to be a big guy.    [00:45:46] I don't know. Find a way to surround yourself with people who who have disciplines that are not at all. So that would be one. If you're about to start a business and the disciplines that are not your own, that really impact your business could be like five years we go, you know. Yeah. Like any of those sort of domains, they may not be your, quote, core competencies. So that's one. Two is. Follow your your inspirations, you know, like really follow them. I love Toby was the founder of Shopify story is like, you know, he was into snowboarding and gaming. You know, the gaming taught him how to become a coder. And then snowboarding was like, oh, I want to go to snowboard shop. So in those two things, he then built, like his shop was e-commerce platform that he, for Guilford's own shop, was so good that it was like, OK, well, maybe we can build this for, you know, millions of shops, you know. And that became Shopify. So I was like, how do you not like if you had not followed his interests, he would it be Amazon's competitor today? You know, to me. Yes. So it's like, so follow your interest.    [00:47:05] Even if they don't seem like they make a lot of sense or they don't necessarily or they're not traditional just following interests. And the third thing is build a community, stay connected to community, you know, at all levels. So you know what you want visors. So people who are a few head few years ahead of you or have some who've done what it is that you're that you're doing or think that you might want to do, you want peers, you know, so you want people who are right in the trenches, trenches with you. You want friends who don't have anything to do with what you're doing, maybe. And you want mentees. So you want like you want to grill 360 degree community around you as you build out your vision.    [00:48:02] Yeah, I love those. It's true. And you kind of cover every aspect that I think is really important when you are starting out.    [00:48:08] So I've got, number one, get a good bookkeeper or an accountant, meaning get people on your team that have skill sets other than your own that you're going to need never to follow your inspiration. And number three, build and stay connected to your community because those are the people you're gonna be functioning in. I love that. And I think it's so true. And those approaches, everything from all angles. And Chana, we are out of time today. But I want to say thank you so much. I really appreciate you taking the time. I know that everybody's firing on all cylinders right now, and I really appreciate your candor and your time and all of your rhetoric and story today. This is a complete pleasure, Patricia.    [00:48:51] I really appreciate your thoughtful questions and the time you spent with me today. Absolutely. It was my pleasure. And for everyone listening, we've been speaking with China, Janelle Ewing. You can find out more about her and all of her endeavors on her Web site.    [00:49:06] Chana Ewing, that is C, h a n a e w i n g dot com. Thank you for giving us your time today. Thank you for listening.    [00:49:16] And please stay safe. Stay well. And until we speak again next time, remember to always bet on yourself. It's lunch. 

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, we have a special December Holiday Edition of the podcast. I interview Chana Ewing about Equality in the workplace. Chana Ginelle Ewing is the founder and CEO at GEENIE, a self-development platform centering on Black women. She is the author of the children’s book, An ABC of Equality, illustrated by Paulina Morgan (Lincoln Children’s Books, Sept 2019). Chana’s interests lie at the intersection of innovation, women’s leadership, intersectionality, and storytelling. She and her projects have been featured in Blavity, ESSENCE, FORBES, MadameNoire, HerAgenda.com, BlackEnterprise and UPTOWN. She frequently speaks on entrepreneurship, digital marketing and empowering women leaders and has participated on panels/talks at The Wing, Social Media Week, Civic Hall, The Andrew Goodman Foundation National Civic Leadership Training Summit, Pipeline Fellowship Conference, Firelight Media Documentary Lab, The Blackhouse Fellowship Panel, and 3 Day Startup. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Chana lives and makes magic from Brooklyn, NY. Find out more about Chana at www.chanaewing.com and purchase her new book An ABC of Equality, here. Also, pick up the limited Geeniebox curated by Minda Harts for December at https://geeniebox.com/pages/minda-harts

Words matter, and having the proper language to discuss money and our emotions related to money sometimes have the battle. My guest today believes we must start by teaching important words at a young age.  Chana Ginelle Ewing is an accomplished entrepreneur. She’s the founder and CEO of Geenie. It’s a self-development platform for black women. She’s also a recently published author having just released her first book, An ABC of Equality. The book aims to teach children and everyone of all ages about the world we live in and how to navigate our way through it by breaking down keywords, from ability, to gender, to multiculturalism. While the book doesn’t speak specifically about money, Chana and I had a very deep conversation around our early understandings of what money is, its constructs, its influences (for me, the all too economically charged school cafeteria growing up in Massachusetts) and so much more. You can learn more about Chana and her book on her website, ChanaEwing.com and connect with her on Instagram @chanaewing and on Twitter @chanaewing

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Legacy Characters: family fandom. Getting Generationaly Geeky.- a podcast that looks at passing pop culture fandoms from father to son. Standing the test of time we take a past and present look at all things Comics, Movies, Television, and Music. This week we take a looks at all the happenings in nerdy pop culture. Early Reactions and reviews are in for Shazam. Aladdin trailer dropped and we see the Geenie in all its.........blueness. The Flash is having a script-off. James Gunn is back Baybay!! and that Endgame trailer is life!! All in What Went Down this week. ENJOY. We Want to Hear From You! LegacyCharacters.com HELP US OUT!!!!! Subscribe, Rate and Review on Itunes, Stitcher and SoundCloud. Follow us on Twitter: @LegacyCharacters Facebook.com/LegacyCharacters

Episode 39. It's the day after Valentine's Day and got another episode of nonsense for you. We discuss the new photos of Will Smith as Geenie in the Aladdin remake, how everything is Funko Pops nowadays, and Melissa brings us the most insane manuscript from her job. It goes from terrible clip art to Satan really quickly. Yikes.The Whatnauts Captain's Log is a weekly off-topic podcast where we get into all sorts of trouble, talk about life, love, robots, and other misadventures. Sometimes it's great to just sit back with some friends and screw around. New episodes come out every Monday anywhere you get your podcasts, but you can get them early when you support us on Patreon for just a single dollar. Or if you have the time, we live stream ourselves recording new episodes for free usually every Friday evening on our Twitch channel! Come say hello and join in the conversation.Here at The Whatnauts we produce a lot of podcasts and we would love to have your support. Get early access to all our episodes and other cool perks when you join our Patreon! For just $1 each month you can help us keep the lights on and help us keep growing.Be sure to follow us on twitter for updates on any of our shows and we publish new episodes to our facebook too!

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Episode 12: Our Power Ranger Movie Review. Power Ranger fans Vic, Mario, and Geenie join me on our SPOILER filled review of the new movie.  The first half is spoiler free.